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Record Nr.

UNINA9910810417503321

Titolo

Snapshots of research : readings in criminology and criminal justice / / Richard D. Hartley

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Thousand Oaks, Calif., : SAGE, c2011

ISBN

9781452238517

1452238510

9781452230658

145223065X

9781452224343

145222434X

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xii, 445 p.) : ill

Altri autori (Persone)

HartleyRichard D

Disciplina

364

Soggetti

Criminology - Research

Criminology - Research - Methodology

Criminal justice, Administration of - Research

Criminal justice, Administration of - Research - Methodology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

COVER; BRIEF CONTENTS; DETAILED CONTENTS; PREFACE; 1 - THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD AND THE RESEARCH PROCESS IN CRIMINOLOGY AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE; 2 - CRIMINOLOGICAL THEORY AND THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD; 3 - ETHICS IN THE RESEARCH PROCESS; 4 - CONCEPTUALIZATION AND MEASUREMENT; 5 - SAMPLING PROCEDURES; 6 - EXPERIMENTAL AND QUASI-EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH DESIGNS; 7 - SURVEY RESEARCH AND INTERVIEWS; 8 - QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; 9 -UNOBTRUSIVE METHODS; 10 - MIXED METHODS RESEARCH; 11 - EVALUATION RESEARCH AND POLICY ANALYSIS; REFERENCES; ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Sommario/riassunto

'Snapshots of Research' is a supplemental textbook comprised of scholarly articles exemplifying research methods in criminology and criminal justice. The variety of readings provide the student with a grasp of the fundamentals of research, as well as a more in-depth understanding of each of the specific methods used in everyday life.